Wave motor



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y www C. E. BOONE WAVE MOTOR Filed Dec. 22 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet l ww v'r;

July 17, 1923, m7461547' C.\E. BOONE WAVE MOTOR Filed Dee-..22, 1920 35 3 sheets-sheet 2 Patented July 17, 1923;

. UNITED STATES PATENT f CLARENCE E. BOONE, or LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

WAVE Moron.

.Application filed December 22A, 192m `Serial No. 432,561. p

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Be it known that I, CLARENCE E. BOONE, a citizen of the yUnited States, residing` at Long Beach, in theicounty of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented 'new and useful Improvements in Wave Motors, of which the `following is a specification.

It `is the object of this invention to pro-` vide a Wave motor which employs both the horizontal and vertical motions of the waves for driving the -movable member? of the motor. s h

yThe invention willbe readily understood from the following description of the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 `is a plan view ofthemotor.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same partly in vertical section, and showing in dotted lines the position to which the actuating float of the motor is movedby the action ofwaves. y Fig. 3 isa bottom planiviewof the float.

. Figs. 4L to 9 inclusive, are detail sections,

F igs.vr 5 to 8, inclusive, being on the lines F 7-T7, and 8 8 respectively of Fig. 10 is a transverse section on the line 10-10`Of Fig. 9h.' f f Thewave motor may be mounted upon a suitable base 1supported `in any suitable manner above thesurface of the water. A shaft 2 is journaled `in bearing brackets 3 vupon basel withthe end of said shaft above a suitable openingprovided in the base. A disc 5 isfxed upon the end of the shaft ,and carries a base 6,`which is extended radially beyondopposite sides ofthe disc in the form of a' sleeve, -This sleeve is provided with an axial boreJ 7 forininga bearing for a slidable rodB. i f

The rod 8 extends beyond `the respective ends of sleeve 6, and at its lower end is con- The float 9 is preferably hollow andthe Vunder surface of the saine is provided with ribs 11 and 12 vextending transversely and longitudinally ofthe float respectively. The `hollow interior of the float is` provided with suitable ballast so as to cause the float to rest upon the water with the lowerl portion thereof submerged.` y

:By-this. arrangement it will be seen that the action lofw'aves against `the float will oscillate rod Sand sleeve 6 so as to oscillate shaft 2, and the oscillations of this shaft are convertedzinto continuous rotary movement for actuating a motor or the like by the fol- Cnecting pulleys 141 and 18. It will thus be seen that the oscillations of pulleys 13-14` will oscillate rections. h f

Pulleys 1718 are mounted .upon lshaft 15 by pawl and ratchet vconnections which are oppositely arranged, so that turning of pulley 17 in one direction willl provide ya driving connectionyfor rotating shaft` `15,

pulleys 17-4-.18 in oppositediwhile the simultaneous turning of pulley 18 in the opposite direction` will cause the latter` to move `freely with relation to shaft 15. During theJ subsequent reverse turning of pulleys 17 and18, pulley .17 will slip freelywith relation toshaft .15, while pulley,18 will provide a drivingconnection vfor continuing the rotation of. shaft 15 in the same direction. The ratchetconnectionis shown in detailyin Fig. das it is appliedto pulley 17, and" it will be understood that the ratchet connection for pulley-18 is similarly arranged. f

The ratchet 21 is fixed upon 15l and pulley 17 carries pawls `22 arranged to engage the ratchet zof oppositesides thereof,

so that when rotating in one direction :the l pulley provides adriving connection` for `the ratchet and shaft,:and when rotating in the opposite direction willturn yfreelyfWith jrelation to the ratchet and shaft.

.The continuous "rotation of shaftfl as thus providedy for is transmitted toa shaft k.E23 by a gear and pinion `connection 24-25, and from shaft 23 adrivingconnection for ,a shaft 26 is provided including argear 27 y upon shaft 23 and a pinion 28 mounted upon shaft 26 by apawl and ratchet connection, which may besimilar to that `previously described jfor the pulley 17 and shaft 15.* lThe shaft 26 carries a fly-wheel 29, and as a result of the pawland ratchetmountin'g for pinion 28, the shaft 26 and thefly-wheel l will be rotated ata constant speed bythe continuous rotation ofshafts 23 and 15veven `though these latter shaftsvary in speed due ilo connected 'by a suitable to `the@Upa-use which Will occur between theV driving! connectionsy provided 'by the oppositely oscillating pulleys 17 and 18.

Po'lvver may be taken lany suitable purpose, and in the present instance Ihave shown this shaft connectedby y thev vertical movement of Waves for gen- "For this 'purpose rod 8, Which is slidable throughusleeve isprovided yat its respective `ends with laterally projecting arms `flexible connectio`n"36 which 'has several `turns thereof received 'j around'al pulley'? fixed upon a shaft y38` which is journaledupon base l. Springs 39 ble "connection 36 a'd]acent Jthe` respective ends ofthe same in order to compensate By this arrangement itWill be seen that the vertical movement of the-Waves Will raise float 9, and subsequently permit for shoclr.

` the .descent of the same by its ovvn Weight.

" This; reciprocation of the flexible connecltion""36in/ill cause oscillation .of pulley 37 and the shaft'BS.

` 'A vdriving vconnection is provided between shaft 38, and a`shaft'39 journaledj upon base f1, this :driving connection f includingk pulleys 4 0/-41 upon "shafts 38-39, and yhaving ,a ch'aini42 running :over the same, Pulleys :43444 *are 4mounted upon shaft 39 `by 'pavvl 'and ratchet driving connections, such as previo'u'sly. described, so `th'atf` oscillations of ,shaftf39 in one direction will provide a drivling connectionffor pulleyA 43, vWhile thereverse `oscillations -of a shaft will provide a driving connection for pulley V"44; A shaft l45' has pulleys 46%'47 Vfixed thereon inf aline- 'nient Withfpulleys `-4344,"`a`nd a straight belt 48connectspulleys 43-46, and a crossed belt49 `connects pulleys 444-447. Bythis arrangement the oppositely rotating jdriving connections provided by pulleys 43-44 vv'ill cause Vcontinuous'rotation of shaft 45.

The shaft 45 rota-tes a shaft"50 as by a fchain 51 running over a pulley v52 upon yslia'ftvf45, and a pulleyL 53 fixed upon shaft "50. This-inter' Shaft is provided wat a gear '54 meshing with a pinion 55 upon a shaft 5 6, and thispinion is provided With aQpavvl and ratchet connectiony With `the shaft, such Vas previously described. lShaft' "pavvl andv ratchet connection for pinion `5,5, is permittedto'rotate at ,a constant speed i .feven'though therotation ofpiion 55 varies [inspeed fduetothe pauses which Willoc- 'cu'r fbetvv'een "the A'driving connections providedr the oscillating pulleys 4S-444.'

" IPower is taken from shaft 56` for any from shaft E226 4for .may be interposed in the leXisuitable purpose, and iin the present instance the shaft is adapted to rotate .an electric generator 58 as by a gear and pinion Aconnection,5Qflfbetween shaft 56 and the shaft 6l of the generator.

It Will thus be seen that I have provided a Wave motor, wherein both the horizontal and vertical -movements of the Waves are simultaneously converted into rotary movement ,of .constant speedfor actuating any desired `mechanism. f Various changes -may be inalde Without departing "from the spirity ofthe linvention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. Wave motor comprising akmember actuated by 'the Waves, a shaftfrotatably mounted, 'a 'radially extending sleeve fixed to'said shaft, a rodslidably mountedlinsaid sleeve so as`1-tobe yreciprocated therein, and connected to said member fory imparti-ngl oscillating'motion to said shaft 'from the -oscillating Vmovement of said memiber. f

2. A Wave-motor comprisinga `member actuated. by the Waves, -a sha-ft Vrotatably mounted, `a radially extending v`sleeve fixed to'said` shaft, `a rod slidably mountedin-said sleeve and connected fto' said member fori-m'- partingoscillating motion to'saidfshaft from tlieos'c'illating movement of said lmember, ay second shaft rotatably mounted, andfyield fable means-carried by saidrodfor 'impartfingoscillating motionto said second :shaft from the reciprocatory movement of saidl member.

8. A Wave motor comprising a memberk --ad-a-pted-tol be actuated byvthe Waves, ifa ro- 'tatably mounted shaft, aradially'extending sieeveffixed'io Said shaft, a fred 'Siaabiyf' mounted ini said sleeve and connected toisa'id member' for imparting oscillatory Yrnovement "tosaid shaft VVWhen .a correspondingr movel inent'is'imparted to said member, aw'second y shaft mountedfor rotary movement,- a cable carried' by sai-d rod, apul'ley'fiXed toithefsecond shaftand` about f'vvvhic'h said cable-fis trained whereby upon reciprocating -movement of said rod an' oscillatory lmovement-"of l said second shaft's effected.

- Y4. vwave motorcomprising-a member 'adapted to be lacituatedrby the Waves, aro- "tatably mounted `shaft,;`a radially extendjing member fixed -tosaid` shaft, al member slidably Vassociated gvVi-thgthe seconid member, and connected'to the first` member for imparting oscillatory movenientto' said -shaft when av corresponding nio'vementis imparted yto the-first -member, a :second shaft mounted` for rotary movement,- a

flexible member carried by 5 'the third `member, and a pulleyffixedto Vthey;secondishaft and about which 'the fle'ible member fis trained-`l vvhereby'f'upon f reciprocating move c ment ofthethird member a rotary move- `ment of the second lmemberV is effected 5. A Wave motor comprising a ioat, a member mounted for reciprocating and 0scllatory movements and actuated by said float, means for converting the reciprocating 5 movement of the member into `alternate rotary motion7 independent means for converting the oscillatory movements of the mem- CLARENCE BOONE.

ber into yalternate rotary motion,v and means for converting the two alternate rotary motions intoa continuous rotary motion. 10 f In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. 

